Reform Act (Canada)

Reform Act, 2014
Parliament of Canada
  • An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Parliament of Canada Act (candidacy and caucus reforms)
CitationSC 2015, c. 37
Enacted byParliament of Canada
Assented toJune 23, 2015
CommencedOctober 26, 2015
Introduced byMichael Chong
Related legislation
Canada Elections Act, SC 2000, c. 9
Parliament of Canada Act, RSC 1985, c. P-1
Status: In force

The Reform Act, 2014 (French: Loi de 2014 instituant des réformes) is legislation enacted by the Parliament of Canada on June 23, 2015, that amended the Parliament of Canada Act, and the Canada Elections Act to increase the power and independence of MPs. The act was championed as a private members bill by Tory MP Michael Chong.[1][2][3] It passed the House of Commons by a vote of 260–17 on February 25, 2015[4] and the Senate by a vote of 38–14, after attempts by Conservative Senators to kill the legislation failed.[5][6]

  1. ^ Reform Act, 2014, SC 2015, c. 37.
  2. ^ Mas, Susana (October 27, 2015). "Michael Chong urges MPs to 'reclaim their influence' as Reform Act takes effect". CBC News. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. ^ Wherry, Aaron (December 2, 2013). "Explainer: Who is Michael Chong? And what does he want to do with our Parliament?". Macleans.ca. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  4. ^ Ditchburn, Jennifer (February 25, 2015). "Michael Chong's 'Reform Act' passed by the House of Commons". CBC News.
  5. ^ "Michael Chong's Reform Act passed by Senate". The Toronto Star. June 22, 2015. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  6. ^ Ditchburn, Jennifer (May 13, 2015). "Michael Chong asks Canadians to lobby senators, including Tories, to support Reform Act". iPolitics. Retrieved February 9, 2022.